Definition of tones

"tones" in the noun sense

1. tone, tone of voice

the quality of a person's voice

"he began in a conversational tone"

"he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"

2. tone

linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"

3. timbre, timber, quality, tone

music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound

"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"

"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

4. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

"the feel of the city excited him"

"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"

"it had the smell of treason"

5. shade, tint, tincture, tone

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

6. note, musical note, tone

a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

"the singer held the note too long"

7. tone, pure tone

a steady sound without overtones

"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"

8. tonicity, tonus, tone

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

"the doctor tested my tonicity"

9. tone, whole tone, step, whole step

a musical interval of two semitones

10. tone

the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

"the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"

"from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"

"tones" in the verb sense

1. tone, chant, intone

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

2. tone, inflect, modulate

vary the pitch of one's speech

3. tone

change the color or tone of

"tone a negative"

4. tone

change to a color image

"tone a photographic image"

5. tone, tone up, strengthen

give a healthy elasticity to

"Let's tone our muscles"

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Quotations for tones

Sweet are the little brooks that run
O'er pebbles glancing in the sun.
Singing in soothing tones. [ Hood ]

For bells are the voice of the church;
They have tones that touch and search
The hearts of young and old. [ Longfellow ]

Nature is an Aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the reecho of higher strings within us. [ Novalis ]

The sweetest music is not in the oratorio, but in the human voice when it speaks from its instant life tones of tenderness, truth, or courage. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

If cities were built by the sound of music, then some edifices would appear to be constructed by grave, solemn tones, - others to have danced forth to light fantastic airs. [ Hawthorne ]

In the germ, when the first trace of life begins to stir, music is the nurse of the soul; it murmurs in the ear, and the child sleeps; the tones are companions of his dreams - they are the world in which he lives. [ Bettina von Arnim ]

tones in Scrabble®

The word tones is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tones:

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(18)
TONES
(18)
TONES
(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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STENO
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tones

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tones in Words With Friends™

The word tones is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters tones:

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tones

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(30)
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(30)
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Words containing the sequence tones

Words that start with tones (1 word)

Words that end with tones (156 words)

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lactones azlactones

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